Measure with KonicaMinolta FD-5BT

You can measure color patches on a page using the KonicaMinolta FD-5BT spectrodensitometer.

Connect the KonicaMinolta FD-5BT to your computer and turn on the KonicaMinolta FD-5BT.
To learn about the KonicaMinolta FD-5BT, see the documentation that accompanies the instrument.

When you select the KonicaMinolta FD-5BT as your measurement method, you can set the instrument settings.

Measurement mode - Select the type of measurement that you want. You measure each strip in one pass or in two passes.

Note: M0, M1, and M2 are standard measurement conditions described in ISO 13655.

When a page has been successfully measured, you can check the measurements. If any measurements are not as expected, you can remeasure the strip.

Place the patch page on a smooth, even surface.
For more accurate measurement, place several sheets of plain white paper beneath the page.
Place the strip guide over the first row and position the KonicaMinolta FD-5BT on the strip guide.
For help with placing the instrument, click Show me how.
When the screen indicates that the KonicaMinolta FD-5BT is measuring, place the tip of the sample aperture on the instrument over the white space at either end of the strip specified on the screen.
Hold down the button on the side of the KonicaMinolta FD-5BT and slide the instrument along the strip of patches slowly and at an even pace.
Release the button when the KonicaMinolta FD-5BT reaches the white space at the end.
After you successfully measure one strip of patches, move the strip guide and the KonicaMinolta FD-5BT to the next strip specified on the screen.
Continue to measure the remaining strips in the same manner until you have measured all patches on the page.
Continue to measure the remaining patch pages (if any) in the same manner until you have measured all patch pages.
After you measure the last page, click Next.